The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-19
The Attitude Of the Now York Herald
Towards tho Democratic Party.

line -IefGtU OelleveS tnat or the
two parties now organized, the dem
ocratic is by far the most fit to be
trusted with control in federal mat.
ters. We do not think the demo.
cratic party faultless; but we see
that the republican party remains
under the control Of the most mis-
chievous and dangerous class in this
countryside plutocracy, the "com.
bine" Of corporations and monopo.
lies of all kinds. 1t is powerful
tool, obedient to the hands of that
privileged class" which has grown
up among US since the war, and which
uses the republican organizations on
all occasions TO fortify and extend
its privileges and monopolies, and to
resist every attempt ut the repeal Of
unjust and injurious laws. The
greed and cunning of a moneyed
aristocracy are here, as always in
history, Unsuitable and boundless.
The increasing discomfort Of the
masses Of the American people be
they mechanics, laborers or farmers
and their cries and efforts for relief
show that they feel the tightening
grip Of the oppression; but every at.
tempt to give them relief is founded
in Congress by the astute republican
leaders.
The democratic party is at any
rate the party Of the people. We
have had frequent occasions to COM
plain of its fecbleness and Of the
lack of force and capacity ofsome Of
it's leaders; but it is ranged on the
peoples side and against that mo-
meyed aristocracy, that privileged
class which more and more auda-
ciously sets up its claims among us
to rule and control. The Herald is
not the organ Of the party; it is the
organ of the people, and it believes
that for the welfare Of the people the
continued ascendancy of the demo.
cratic party is best and necessary.
But to maintain party in power,
union and harmony Of action must
be had. How are these to be sc
cured? Certainly not by every lead
ing man in the organization striking
out course for himself. The Presi-
dent elected by party under our
system is the natural head Of the
party, which cannot depose him from
that place without fatal injury to
itself. To be successful it must have
head-not dozen, but one--and
it must stand by and strengthen that
head for tha sake Of energetic and
successful action, on which it's own
future depends. Hence we have
urged the democrats to stand by Mr..
Clev' land.
That policy does not necessarily
imply the remuneration of Mr.. Cleve-
land. 1t is necessary for the con
tinucd success of the democratic
party, and that, for the present, the
Herald believes to be the first neces.
sity for the welfare Of the people of
this country. We say for the present
because, if the democratic leaders
prove themselves feeble, selfish and
incapable Of the work of reform,
arother party will be found to do the
peoples work, which the aristocratic
republicans still so successfully re.
sist.
1t is democratic success which the
Herald desires to advance, because
from that party, and not from the re-
publicans, there is at least hope of
needed reforms. But democratic
success becomes impossible if the
O'Donohues are TO have their way; if
self seeking and personal ambitions
are to take the place Of loyal devo-
tion to party; if the first four years
ofpower after quarter Of century
of humiliation are to be spent in
wrangles for precedence, in schemes
for the succession and in doing
nothing for the public good.
We believe the democratic rank
and file are with the Herald when it
urges the party leaders to harmony,
to action and to the support of the
democratic President. Why should
they not be? They see in Mr.. Glove.
land Il man honest, courageous, un.
selfish, loyal and devoted to demo.
cratic principles, doing admirably
well those things which are confined
to him under the constitution, gain
ing respect and confidence every.
whore for the party by his admins.
tration of affairs. The democratic
voters throughout the land want to
see the party successful, and they
see that their President is doing his
full share to make it 80. They stand
by him, and the more strongly be.
cause they do not perceive what
great thing the democrats in Con.
gress have achieved, except to wran.
gle among themselves.
When the convention meets next
year, If any democratic leader shall
prove to have done more than Mr..